The International scientific conference "Topical Issues of Archeology and Ethnology Central Asia", organized by the Institute of Mongolian Studies, Buddhology and Tibetology of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMBT), was held on April 6-9 in Ulan-Ude. 149 scientists from Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar), China (Hohhot), Germany (Bonn), Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Chelyabinsk, Barnaul, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Yakutsk, and Kyzyl participated in its work. Elista. Chita, Ulan-Ude, Vladivostok. 125 reports and presentations were presented and discussed. The meeting focused on the problems of the evolution of Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures, the interaction of different technological trends in Late Paleolithic and Mesolithic industries; general theoretical and methodological aspects of modern archaeological research; methods for studying archaeological sites; the use of geophysical exploration and satellite photography in archaeology; burial practices and rituals of Bronze Age and Scythian cultures; the ancestral home of the Xiongnu and the early Xiongnu monuments; historical, geographical, cultural and socio-political aspects of Xiongnu studies and nomadic studies; problems of interaction and mutual influence of cultures and civilizations of Eurasia at an early stage of development; problems of preserving cultural heritage and related issues of museumification of monuments; tourist potential of displaying archaeological monuments. The conference was held in the following sections: "Culture of the Stone, Bronze and Early Iron Ages", "Xiongnu era, urban and settlement complexes of nomads", " Socio-political history, spiritual culture and worldview of nomads (from the Middle Ages to the present)", "Archaeological sites and problems of preserving cultural heritage". The conference was opened by Corresponding member, Director of IMBT SB RAS. RAS B. V. Bazarov. He highlighted the achievements in archaeology and ethnology of Central Asia and outlin ... Читать далее